1853 in India
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Events in the year 1853 in India
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Events
- April 16 - The first Indian train (popularly called Aag Gadi) steamed off from Bori Bunder to Thana a distance of 34 km. The train was drawn by three engines and covered the 34 km distance in 57 minutes.
Births
- Chattampi SwamikalChattampi SwamikalSree Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Chattampi Swamikal was a Hindu sage and social reformer. His thoughts and work influvenced the launching of many social, relegious, literary and political organizations and movements in Kerala and for the first time gave voice to those who were...
, HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
sage and social reformer (d.19241924 in India-Events:*12 January - Gopinath Saha shoots a man he erroneously thinks is a Police commissioner of Calcutta, Charles Augustus Tegart - he is arrested soon after.*February - Mohandas Gandhi is released prematurely on medical grounds....
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